Anatomy, the study of the three-dimensional human body, is taught in the first year of the curriculum by the Department of Anatomy in Carbondale. Included are gross, microscopic, neuro and developmental anatomy lectures and practical laboratories.
Department faculty are actively engaged in laboratory and theoretical research, in the areas of cell biology, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and evolutionary genetics. The department's research efforts are supported by a fully-equipped and staffed histology processing laboratory and campus image analysis center.
The department provides senior students the opportunity to do an elective in advanced dissections in neuro and gross anatomy.
The faculty at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is focused on educating the region's top physicians, researching new models of care, and providing expert clinical services that address the health care needs of central and southern Illinois.
